On Monday, the areas of west Rajasthan, west Madhya Pradesh, and Vidarbha witnessed heatwave conditions. As predicted by the India Meteorological Department (IMD), there is a possibility of heatwave conditions to prevail in northwest Indian plains, including Haryana and Delhi from Tuesday.
The bulletin issued by the Met department said, "Heatwave conditions in some parts with severe heatwave conditions in isolated pockets are very likely over west Rajasthan, heatwave conditions in some parts over Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha and in isolated pockets over south Punjab, south Haryana, Delhi, east Rajasthan, and Gujarat."
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Weather forecast by the IMD
Senior Scientist at India Met Department, RK Jenamani said, "As of May 9, Delhi's temperature has been within 40-42 degrees Celsius for the last seven days. So, there is a good wind condition. So, not much heatwave in the month of May till now. There is a forecast that on the 11th, 12th, and maybe 13th, for around three days we may have a heatwave at some places over Delhi. The temperature may reach 43-44 degrees on May 11-12", quoted as saying by ANI.
As per the weather agency, the maximum temperature in the national capital will reach up to 44 degrees Celsius on Wednesday. However, under the impact of Cyclone Asani over the Bay of Bengal, Delhi won't see any major rise in temperatures.
Mahesh Palawat, Vice President (Meteorological and Climate Change), Skymet, said, "without the easterly winds, temperatures would have leaped to 46-47 degrees Celsius".
Delhi's weather report on Monday
On Monday, Delhi recorded a maximum temperature of 40 degrees Celsius and the minimum temperature remained 27.6 degrees Celsius. This year, the national capital has witnessed an intense heatwave with maximum temperatures rising between 46 to 47 degrees Celsius.